The Twelve Grand Concertos, Op. 6, HWV 319–330, by George Frideric Handel are concerti grossi for a concertino violin duet and a ripieno four-part string orchestra with harpsichord continuo. First pub
George Frideric Handel, engraving by John Faber after a painting by Thomas Hudson
Marco Ricci, 1709: Baroque opera rehearsal in the Haymarket Theatre, London
Portrait of Arcangelo Corelli from the title page of his Twelve Concerti Grossi Op. 6
George Shepherd, 1811: Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, where most of Handel's Concerti Grossi Op. 6 were first performed in winter 1739–40
Twelve concerti grossi, Op. 6, is a collection of twelve concerti written by Arcangelo Corelli probably in the 1680s but not prepared for publication until 1714. They are among the finest and first ex
Concerti grossi, Op. 6 (Handel)
…the extra forces available for performances during oratorios. Walsh had himself very successfully sold his own 1715 edition of Corelli's celebrated Twelve concerti grossi, Op. 6, first published posthumously in Amsterdam in 1714. The later choice of the same opus number for the second edition of 1741, the number of concertos…
Arcangelo Corelli